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I used auto correct to make it easier to see the owl..see it?..
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Comments (14)Lilo, what great pictures. Thank you for sharing them. I like quail very much too -- such grace and pudginess rarely show up together in the same creature, and I found that if you take their eggs when they are just laid, the spots wipe off with a little rubbing with a clean rag. I've made tiny pysanky with them. Don, what a moving story. I am so sorry the chain was broken! Maybe someone, or several people in the area, will recover/restore some habitat and the birds will come back there. I hope for the bird and human communities around you that this happens. The sense of life and loss in your words reminded me of a column in the New York Times today; its garden column writer is moving on from six acres in Maryland that sound like an oasis similar to your late customer's place. There is a little house in upstate New York that I am thinking of rescuing. Nobody wants it because it's in the middle of a 100-acre abandoned farm, which was sold to a developer who has, so far, been unable to raise the money for building. Around the house are wetlands and forest and field, and inside the little house, where a woman lived alone from about my age until her death, there are still binoculars and a Peterson Field Guide on the small table by the front door. I am now understanding why she did not "manage" the property more. Here is a link that might be useful: Saying Goodbye to the Family Farm...See MoreI had a garden visitor this morning
Comments (25)The best thing you can do for pond fish is to give them plenty of plants for hiding, and to add some simple structures in the deepest part of the pond. One good idea is to lay a length of terra cotta pipe or even large PVC pipe in the middle of the pond. Terra cotta is nicer looking and will eventually get enough algae,etc, on it to blend in. A large flower pot turned on its side will help, too. But the pipe helps a lot. Fish will scoot right in there when being threatened by raccoons, etc. They could probably even hide from an anhinga in there. White Birds 101: The largest white wading bird in your part of the state is the great egret. He will tower over the other white birds, being nearly as big as a great blue heron. The smaller white waders will usually be either immature little blue herons (grayish beak with a dark tip) or snowy egrets, who have bright yellow feet. That makes them pretty easy to ID. Then you have white ibis, with long downcurved pink beaks, and cattle egrets, who are the shortest of them all, and seen more often in pastures and along the roads. And there you have it. That's everybody except wood storks which are HUGE and have massive blackish beaks and heads, and aren't easily confused with anything else. Anna, your green heron picture is beautiful! Some time back, these were called Little Green Herons (we always said it was because they had very little green on them, haha). But then they dropped the "little" for some reason. They are very clever and adaptable little birds. I used to watch one at the Periwinkle Trailer Park swan pond on Sanibel Island who had perfected the art of fishing with the pelletized bird food. He would take a couple of pellets out of the dish, go over to the water's edge and drop them in. Then he just waited for the all the little fishies to come nibble at the floating food. He had his technique perfected and was a very successful fisherbird. You both have such lovely natural areas in your yards, where you can really enjoy nature when you garden! I swear, I'm going to get my horse trough next month, for sure. It will make a perfect birthday present. And then I can at least have a few goldfish and a lotus or two. Marcia...See MoreMorning visitor
Comments (8)Last summer I had a brown bottle with plants starting in it outside. I brought it in-took out and potted the starts-washed the outside of the jar-THEN when I started to do the inside with a bottle brush there was this lime green lump inside (at first I thought it was goop) But no! It was a little tree frog hanging on for dear life! So he go put back outside-back to work! They always make me smile-CJ...See MoreOT: A visitor in my garden this morning
Comments (10)Ken, no worries, you're good! That was not what I meant at all :) I talked to a local turtle expert/rescuer who helps clear new construction sites in our area. They often find turtles and relocate them before the machinery moves in. I understand she's passionate about the subject but... sheesh. And come to think about it, while she was berating me that "they are not pets," she also bragged that she had a pen full of them in her backyard and she could take mine. Oh, well, I'm glad it's over -- I'm exhausted....See Morenicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agosandyslopes..I hope you get a chance to see one up close someday..this afternoon 2 came by!!
I was almost ready to take the perfect shot of the 2 of them sitting side by side when my LOUD husband says "look there's 2"..he scared one and ruined my shot..
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I'll do another comment..I've got a few more..
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I hope they're not afraid to come back..I was so quiet and moving slow but hubby's like a bull in a china shop Lol..
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